Paying for Prescriptions

Full time students under the age of 19 automatically qualify for free NHS prescriptions. If you are 19 or over and on a low income you can apply for an HC2 (full) or HC3 (limited) certificate for help with NHS charges using form HC1 available from our reception staff. You can also request a form online by following this link. If you have not applied for the certificate or are waiting to receive one, they usually take about 4 weeks, you will have to pay for your prescription. You can reclaim the fee if you get a receipt using form FP57 from the pharmacist at the time that you get your prescription and make your claim within 3 months.

Some people with long-term medical conditions such as diabetes, epilepsy and hypothyroidism are eligible for free prescriptions, otherwise you will be charged by the pharmacist for each item on your prescription.

All prescriptions for contraception are free including emergency contraception. However this does not include condoms which cannot be prescribed, but you can get them free from local family planning clinics, at the health centre or at the students' union.
Page Created: 17th Apr, 2008
Last Updated: 10:05pm on 17th Apr, 2008 by Anne-Marie Canning